God's love, the cross

Love

Who has believed our message, and to whom has the word of the Lord been revealed? He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him. He was despised and rejected by men a …

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God's presence, loneliness, Need, surrender

All Wrapped Up

The eternal God is your refuge,and underneath are the everlasting arms.    (Deuteronomy 33:27) I thought I had told him the story a thousands times before, but Mike seemed amazed as I recollected a very special moment with God. As we lay in the dark talking Saturday night, I told him of this experience I had almost twelve years ago. I remember it …

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focus, hope, right words, scripture

Reality

The voice on the other end of the phone spoke with clarity and wisdom. She gently said, “Our language creates our reality.” I asked that she repeat it. This was worthy of writing down. I quickly grabbed a pen and paper, and I scribbled as she obliged. “Our language creates our reality.” I was mesmerized and entertained by the poetic yet potent …

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change, praise, prayer, transformation

New Song

Ten kindred spirits sat in a circle, heads bowed, eyes closed. The man leading our group began reading this Psalm as we prepared our hearts to pray for the worship services beginning soon. I waited patiently for the Lord;He turned to me and heard my cry.He lifted me out of the slimy pit,Out of the mud and mire;He set my …

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commitment, God's faithfulness, morning prayer, paper piles, strenghtening

Need Strengthening?

I opened the pamphlet sitting on my dining room table in the “not important, but too important to throw away” pile. Do you have one of those…or two….or three? I confess more than one pile growing in my home, but that is not the point of the post. The pamphlet open in my hand was full of many opportunities for …

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